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  • About PhDiva
    • About My Reviews
  • Book Spoilers
  • Book Reviews by Author
  • Book Reviews by Genre
    • Contemporary
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Psychological Thriller
    • Romance
    • Suspense
    • Thriller
    • Women’s Fiction

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  • Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Cozy Mystery Review: Fatal First Edition | Jenn McKinlay | Library Lover’s Mystery #14

    / February 14, 2024

    A murder onboard a train seems linked to a rare first edition book that mysteriously appeared at an archivist convention. Jenn McKinlay’s Fatal First Edition is the latest in her Library Lover’s Mysteries…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Romance Review: The Catch | Amy Lea

    / February 13, 2024

    Amy Lea’s The Catch is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, opposites-attract romantic comedy that brings together some of the best tropes into a story surrounding an influencer who finds herself stuck in close proximity with…

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  • Book Review,  Thriller

    Thriller Review: The Guests | Margot Hunt

    / February 12, 2024

    A tense thriller about a family trapped indoors during a hurricane with three strangers who may be a bigger risk to the family than the storm. The Guests by Margot Hunt is an…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Romance

    Contemporary Romance Review: Sex, Lies and Sensibility | Nikki Payne

    / February 11, 2024

    Funny moments, a renovation storyline, and an opposites attract romance make Sex, Lies, and Sensibility a blast to read. A fun re-imagining for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility! About the Book | Sex,…

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  • The Fury by Alex Michaelides is an expertly plotted mystery thriller
    Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Mystery,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Recommendation: The Fury | Alex Michaelides

    / February 10, 2024

    A unique and refreshing take on the locked room mystery, Alex Michaelides’s The Fury leverages a theatrical retelling and an unreliable narrator to deliver a wickedly clever third novel! About the Book |…

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  • Book Recommendations,  Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins

    / February 8, 2024

    Grab food and beverages of your choice and settle in somewhere cozy, because Rachel Hawkins’ latest book, The Heiress, is a read-in-a-day soapy psychological thriller! If you like a dash of rich people…

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  • Book Review,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead | Jenny Hollander

    / February 7, 2024

    I love a book with an unreliable narrator, and Jenny Hollander’s debut Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead delivers. After seeing a few less-than-favorable reviews of the ending, I was surprised to…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Suspense

    Book Review: Twenty-Seven Minutes | Ashley Tate

    / February 5, 2024

    Ashely Tate’s debut novel, Twenty-Seven Minutes is a dark, suspenseful portrayal of the long-term impact the death of a young woman has on those closest to the incident a decade later. About the…

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  • Book Review,  Contemporary,  Psychological Thriller,  Suspense

    Book Review: Good Rich People | Eliza Jane Brazier

    / February 2, 2024

    A twisted story of deceit that will have you questioning if it is possible for good, rich people to exist? About the Book | Good Rich People Lyla has always believed that life…

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  • Missing Persons, a Private Novel by James Patterson and Alex Hamdy is a high octane thriller
    Book Review,  Thriller

    Thriller Review: Missing Persons | A Private Novel | James Patterson and Adam Hamdy | Private #16

    / January 30, 2024

    Whenever I have an in between moment where I am not sure what book to pick up that will grab me instantly, I have a few go-to authors and series that always seem…

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Hi! I'm Mackenzie, the Ph.D. student behind the book reviews and blog. Reading books has always been my favorite pastime and I love sharing my thoughts about them with the world. Now I should probably get back to writing that dissertation...

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